IBM MQ denial of service
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-772.
Summary
IBM MQ 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4 LTS and 9.3, 9.4 CD is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by improper enforcement of the timeout on individual read operations. By conducting slowloris-type attacks, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | MQ | 9.1; 9.2; 9.3; 9.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| IBM | MQ | 9.3; 9.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- MQ VendorIBM Affected 9.1; 9.2; 9.3; 9.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- MQ VendorIBM Affected 9.3; 9.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 11
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.1.0.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 9.1.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.2.0.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 9.2.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.3.0:*:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:* | 9.3.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.3.0.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 9.3.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.4.0:*:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:* | 9.4.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.4.0.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 9.4.0.0 | Vulnerable | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | IBM |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.1.0.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 9.1.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.2.0.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 9.2.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.3.0:*:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:* Versions 9.3.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.3.0.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 9.3.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.4.0:*:*:*:continuous_delivery:*:*:* Versions 9.4.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:mq:9.4.0.0:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 9.4.0.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:aix:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:i:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·IBM
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-36128
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w8pv-jfx7-7gp6
References
More IBM Mq vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-03985 Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM MQ CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-08787 IBM MQ queue manager is vulnerable to unauthenticated remote code execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-06772 XML external entity injection in IBM MQ CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-09821 IBM MQ queue manager is vulnerable to remote code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-09820 IBM MQ queue manager is vulnerable to remote code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-09317 IBM MQ queue manager is vulnerable to remote code execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-36128 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-36128 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w8pv-jfx7-7gp6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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